A teen in Virginia has set the North American record for reciting the digits of pi.

Gaurav Raja, 15, recited 10,980 digits from memory, breaking the previous record of 10,625.

The young boy started after school, and one hour, 14 minutes later, he was finished.

The Salem High School junior says, "I know what the numbers are, but it's not like I can see them. I just know what they are."

While the achievement is tops for the U.S., he only stands ninth in the world, where the record stands at a massive 42,195 digits.